Nigeria’s vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that the federal government will build houses and clinics at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Recall that Shettima visited victims of the attack at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna state on Thursday, after several people were killed by Nigerian military jet.
Shettima, in a statement by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, said President Bola Tinubu has directed that the Pullako Initiative should be kick-started in the community with a complete package, including houses, clinics, schools, and veterinary clinics, empowerment initiatives, and solar energy, among others.
This, he said, is a way of compensation for the destruction caused by the drone misfire.
Shettima also directed the management of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to mobilize and provide adequate support to the victims of the tragedy in Tudun Biri village.
“Most importantly, the President approved the commencement of the Pullako Initiative by next month. The Pullako Initiative is the President’s unique response as a non-kinetic approach to the challenges in the North West.
“Beneficiary states are Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, and Kaduna, and for equity and justice, we deliberately included Niger and Benue States.
“We intended to kick off the programme in Sokoto, but in light of recent developments, the President directed that the Pullako Initiatives be kick-started here in Kaduna State. And Tudun Biri will be the first beneficiary of that scheme. We are going to build houses that will complement the efforts of the Right Honourable Speaker.
“But ours is a complete package, including houses, clinics, schools, veterinary clinics, empowerment initiatives, and solar energy. It’s a complete package of solutions as a non-kinetic response to the problems of banditry and kidnapping in the North West.”
The Vice President also noted that President Tinubu is worried about the tragic incident, just as he pointed out that, away from the number of casualties, it is gruesome to lose even one life.
